. >> lakewood church senior pastor and beth-selling author, joel ol' steen on the spiritual state of our union this christmas. and our power player of the week with a mission to lay a wreath at each and every veteran's grave. >> i think 2.7 million graves, and that's a tall order to decorate 2.7 million graves. >> all right now on "fox news sunday." >>> hello again from fox news in washington. mike huckabee is fond of saying he is a conservative, just not angry about it. his folksy brand of politics made him a surprisingly strong candidate for president in 2008 and a surprise dropout last time. now he is surprising people again, talking about running for president in 2016. and joining us is the former arkansas governor and host of huckabee on fox news channel, mike huckabee. governor, welcome back to "fox news sunday." >> thank you very much. great to be with you, merry christmas. >> merry christmas to you and your family. this week the president made still another change to obamacare, partly suspending the individual mandate for people whose policies have been cancelled. how too you

the funeral is being held in lakewood. he was shot in the head sunday during a car jacking in the parking lot at the mall. they had just finished up holiday shopping. they hope forensic evidence taken from inside the couple's stolen range rover will lead them to the two men responsible. they hope surveillance video from the mall will help them. a reward for information leading to the arrest is now 41,000 dollars. >>> the har card university student accused of bomb threats will be face charges. 20-year-old kim sent hoax e-mails saying bombs were on campus. the threat led to the evacuation of the buildings before investigators determined there were not any explosives inside. prosecutors say he made the threats to get out of taking a final exam. >>> stone hinge is getting a revamp. a new museum opens today featuring exhibits on the history but now in order to see this site seers have to shovel to it. it is being closed to turn the area to the rural start. >> 8 minutes after the top of the hour. time for the weather update fro

. >> january 15th, 2010, lakewood, colorado.ore 1:30 early friday morning, last call at the cordial lounge. security cameras roll as behind the bar, 32-year-old owner t.j. is closing up shop. >> i was cleaning glasses, putting things away. it got to a point where i began counting and shuffling the money around in my drawer getting ready to close the restaurant down. >> t.j. waits on four remaining customers playing pool, patrons he's never seen before, two women and two men. as t.j. counts the money in the cash drawer, one of the women approached the bar. >> i thought she was going to ask for another round of drinks. >> but the woman is not thirsty. >> she grabbed me and sort of pulled me toward her. and to this day, it's the weirdest thing, but i thought she was going to try and give me a kiss. i thought she was coming onto me, to be honest. then i realized, of course, pretty quickly that she wasn't. she was attacking me. she was going for the drawer of money. >> she is not acting alone. >> another patron from the bar, a male,

and it's in a gated community out in lakewood. >> look at that. that's a big one there.t. now, how far is that from downtown? i'm not familiar. look at the views of the mountains, or the foothills. >> 25 minutes to downtown. and only about ten minutes over to the popular belmar shopping area. >> mm-hmm. maybe we can us redskins fans can send mike shanahan back and get him hooked up in that one ouere denver. talk to me about what we mentioned earlier, and that was the idea that home sales were slowing. you're not seeing that. prices slowing just a bit. what are you seeing on prices year over year? >> you know, our prices have firmed up this year. and we're expecting them to really, frankly, go up quite a bit next year. >> yeah. >> it wouldn't surprise us to see a record-setting year for prices if the current trends continue. >> are those rising prices coupling with rising interest rates? are those squeezing the first-time homebuyers and affecting affordability? >> we haven't seen that happen yet. the inease has been incremental. and gosh knows it could change tomorrow. bu

the homeowner's association of a gated community lakewood ranch outlawing playing in the streets. they say it is for safety reasons and other places for the kids to play. the motto is live, work, play, but we are thinking that may need to be changed. >> now it is time to brew on this. a georgia congressman wants to learn there is no such thing as a free lunch. representative jack kingston is proposing a low income children's proposal where they would have to pay for lunch. they are proposing they sweep fool floors and manual labor in exchange for subsidized meals. >> another could be to have them pay a dime or a nickel to teach them they can't get something for free. let us know on facebook, twitter or e-mail at fox friends first and fox first.com. >>> coming up major changes underway to medical tests every time you go to the doctor it could affect your medications. >> it looks like an ordinary christmas tree but it is full of surprises. >> tune into our christmas special. it airs christmas eve september 24th at 8:00 p.m. >> don't miss the new year's special at fox news channel. s

>> caller: jim, this is brian d in lakewood, washington. how you doing? >> i'm doing well.bout you? >> caller: hey, cramer, thanks for asking, i have to give you a big old russell wilson seattle seahawks, not to be denied this year booyah. >> i was impressed. i have been impressed. going up against marshawn lynch and russell wilson this weekend in my fantasy league. i hope the niners come through. >> caller: you don't want to play us at home. >> no. i don't even want to go near that stadium. i don't want to go near the stock of the stadium, century link. i think it's a sell. go ahead. >> caller: thanks for your help. i served in the corp. >> huh? >> caller: keycorp. >> oh, i like key. i mentioned it positively this morning on "squawk on the street." why? my charitable trust owns it. we were looking at a guy that downgraded it and we were chuckling today. can i go to jerry in new york, please? >> caller: hi, jim, how you doing? >> real good. i just broke my nail doing this stupid -- it's a nice lightning round. when you break your nail it hurts. go ahead. it does. >> caller:

these are the finest people in all of houston, texas right here at lakewood. (applause) i promise you we'll make you feel at home. but thanks for tuning in today. i like to start with something funny. i heard about this man. he was driving through an intersection that was monitored by cameras. if you ran the light or broke the law in any way it would take your picture and you would receive a ticket in the mail. so he made sure to go extra slowly through the intersection and not break the law but he noticed the camera flashed. he thought, "that's

. >> reporter: since the first time he stepped on ice in lakewood at age 8, he's been training for thisortunity. and now it's yuahara's chance to achieve his dream. >> i've always wanted to reach the very, very top and make that olympic team. >> reporter: kyle is a short track speed skater from bellflower. he trains at the break of dawn, ag hoeight hours a day at lakewd ice rink. >> it's really a challenge and has never gotten easier which is what i love and what keeps me going. >> he's very dedicated. he's always been dedicated. he's one of my hardest working kids. >> reporter: but it takes more than just hard work to get to the olympics. it also takes cold, hard cash. being an olympian can be an expensive proposition. >> just the boots, alone, cost $2,000. our blades cost another $500. >> reporter: not to mention ice time and training fees. now an increasing number of them are turning to crowd funding to raise money to reach their dreams. using internet sites to solicit donations directly from the public. on websites like rallyme, and indygogo, top ranked athletes created personal fun

these are the finest people in all of houston, texas right here at lakewood.ut. but thanks for tuning in. thank you again for coming out today. i like to start with something funny. i heard about this wife. she was taking a nap on valentine's day in the afternoon. when she woke up she called her husband and said, "honey, i had a dream that you bought me a beautiful diamond ring for valentine's day. what do you t he said, "you'll find out tonight."

i sad down with that man right there, joel osteen, pastor of the lakewood church in houston, texas.ndest memory, robin, is just growing up sleeping in the den the night before christmas. and getting up early the next morning and opening gifts with my family. having fun together. >> yeah. it is about family at a time like this. i know it becomes a little commercial. and people are so worried, did they get the right gift. and people are opening -- my mother said something to us. momma, what do you want? she says, make me a memory. you want to be making memories. that's what we're doing today. >> that's so important. we do get caught up, did i get the perfect gifts? i think most of us, when we look back, we don't necessarily remember the gifts. we remember that time that we laughed together and played with our cousins. we let our guard down a little bit. >> talk about the role of faith today. we talk about family. we talk about memories. but the importance of this day. >> you know, i think, obviously, as believers, as christians, the birth of christ, celebrating what jesus did, coming

these are the finest people in all of houston, texas right here at lakewood.applause) but so glad you tuned in. thank you again for coming out. i like to start with something funny each week. i should mention this was sent to me by a woman. but according to the alaska department of fish and game, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer, male reindeer lose their antlers at the start of winter in early november. female reindeer keep theirs until the spring. this mns

david in lakewood ranch, he has an insurance plan that will be canceled as of april 1, 2014. his current policy costs him about $291 a month with a $6,000 deductible. the new policy his insurance company suggested raises his monthly premium over 60% to $466, with a $12,000 deductible as well. now, david also looked at the silver plan through the exchanges, but the monthly cost would be $525, with a $7,500 deductible. david's other problem is if he waits until his current plan is canceled on april 1, 2014, any of the costs he had leading up to his deductible did not count as a new policy so he'll be spending more trying to reach a deductible that will increase along with his much higher monthly premiums. as he wrote in our office, i just want my old plan back. colleen in winter garden. colleen is self-employed. she chose to have a plan that costs her $60 a month because that's all she can afford. she says that while she knows that she had to use her policy, there would be hospital costs, she's more than willing to accept the risk. well, guess what? her policy has been canceled

our next colors and a in lakewood florida. thank you for taking my call. am in consensus with everyone who says unemployment should be cut. the more you give the more dependent we become. it is human nature to take, take, and take. everybody needs to make an effort and go out there and to a days hard work. why should the government give you anything? supposednment is not to support us. we are supposed to go out and -- and work. go pick strawberries, do something. too many of us are too proud to take any job that is under what we consider unfit. backed to take a step and do what our parents and great-grandparents did. don't take money. a couple of tweets coming in. you can find us on twitter. brian jarvis tweets -- mike is on the line in alabama on our line for independents. from what i have experienced -- i have a brother and ex-wife who have been under an unemployment extension for two years. as far as jobs, i have also some of them are jobs, more for lesser whether you have a career or not. our next call comes from los angeles. i know three people who ha

by the next call is from lakewood ohio and i should warn graduate.orath is a sometimes, we all make mistakeshe stopped looking at the desk looking? -- you stopped looking? i am 61 years old. the introduction of the new health-care law, i just saw the writing on the wall and decided it was time to bow out. when there is a lack of america, in corporate fueled by resentment of the employee, you get just what we have got. look at the difference between income of studios and the -- of ceo's is and the american worker without having a resentment toward the american employer. we have gotten so far away from integrity in this country. that is why i just out out. i just sold my business, decided to go to montana, yet the hell away from you not bags. it is a multifaceted problem. , and thenpolitician we have the media. ho can we trust? we know everybody is in it to make money. host: we will get a response. it sounded like the definition of a discouraged and frustrated worker there. one point is very important. in this recovery, we have seen people lose. the previous caller said he had a $21 our job an

the homeowners association of a gated community in lakewood ranch, florida just outlawed playing in the are other places for kids to play. >>> nothing screams christmas like a living christmas tree. look at this. >> all right. here is what happened. students and faculty at kilgore high school in texas, obviously getting quite a scare. this tree comes to life. there was a student hiding inside that tree and it freaked everybody out. wouldn't that freak you out? >> yes! >> now i'm looking at our tree. wondering. >> i'll see new a bit. >> thanks. >>> she's outside with the trees, but she's not inside one. she's just going to be standing near one to tell us what kind of a day we've got ahead. >> you know what? being from florida, i never thought i'd say this, but it's in the 30s this morning and it doesn't feel that bad. >> it doesn't. you're right. >> we've been in the teens as far as our wind chill goes and actual temperatures, were in the 20s the past couple mornings. we are going to be seeing those temperatures warming up as well as we head into this weekend with some areas in the north

now a neighborhood on the west coast of florida down there in lakewood ranch, florida. >> sarasota areay have a lot of the homeowners association community. they might sound like a house but they're a condo community. now they're banning kids from playing in the streets. >> look, i mean, first of all, this is what they say. this is a statement from bill rompf. >> he says, we're trying to make the place safe. we're trying to make it safe for those people who have kids in the community and they should be the ones who are happy about that, not upset. the kids are all probably running out, beautiful outside. out there playing stick ball and such. we did that as kids. >> oh, yes. but, i mean, you know, if the cars go fast, who knows what -- >> look at this. they're in a cul-de-sac right there. if you're speeding down a cul-de-sac, you need to go to prison in the first place. >> right. >> one of those condo board leader types, you know, we all know the type that every little thing. you post a sign for a missing dog, they tell you to take it down. >> they have nothing else to do. >> what other